Puttee.



H. ROTTENBURG.

PUTTEE.

APPLICATION FILED ov. 10. 1916.

1 ,21 6,366. Patented Feb.'20, 1917.

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HENRY ROTTENBURG, OF CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY Ro'r'rENBURe, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, and residing at 5 Adams road, Cambridge, England, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Puttees, of which the followingis a specification.

The present invention has for its object to provide a puttee which willbe easier to put on and will fit better than puttees as usually made,while it will also allow for a certain amount of expansion oraccommodation in case the leg swells or the material of which the putteeis made shrinks. The puttee is composed of a number of overlappingstrips of material sewn or otherwise secured together along a middleline, and adapted to be lapped around the leg alternately from one sideand the other in such a way as to give an overlapping efiect similar tothat obtained with a straight puttee which is crossed at each turn. Aseach end of a strip is lapped over the preceding ends in turn the resultis that all of the overlap ping ends are held in position, and they mayhold sufficiently without any other means of securing them. A lacepassing around hooks on the strips of material, or any other convenientdevice may be used for holding the flaps in their proper positions moresecurely if desired.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinFigure 1 shows a puttee laid out flat.

Fig. 2 shows a section on the line Al3 of Fig. 1 indicating in dottedlines a portion of the leg to which the puttee is to be applied.

Fig. 3 is a corresponding view to Fig. 1, but showing the initial stagesof applying the puttee to the leg.

Fig. shows the puttee as finally applied.

The puttee shown in Fig. 1 is made up of five strips, lettered CD, Fr-F,G-H, JK and LM. Each succeeding strip partially overlaps the precedingone as is shown, and the middle portions of the strips are connectedtogether where they overlap, preferably along the line A-B in Fig. 1, bysewing the strips one to another, or by sewing them all to a tape or thelike extending along the said line, or in any other convenient way,leaving the ends of the strips free. At the middle of the strip L--M onthe inside thereof, a tab N may be attached, formed with a buttonhole toSerial No. 130,605.

engage with a button secured to the breeches, as is usual when leggingsare worn, or a tape B may be used for tying the puttee at the top uponthe calf of the leg. For fas toning the puttee at the top a tape 0 maybe secured to one end of the topmost strip for use in the well knownway, or any other means of securely fastening the uppermost strip L-M ofthe puttee may be provided.

In applying the puttee to the leg, its middle line is laid along thecalf at the back, while the ends of the separate strips are lappedaround the front alternately. For

example, in Fig. 3 the end C of the loose strip has been wrapped aroundthe ankle, and then the other end D of the same strip has been lappedover the end C. Next, the end E of the succeeding strip will be lappedover, then the end F, and so on for each succeeding strip up to the top.The tape 0 may then be wrapped around the top strip as indicated in Fig.4:, in a manner analogous to that in which the tape is used on astraight or spiral puttee.

The puttee applied in the manner above described will hold quite welland the overlapping flaps or ends of the strips will not pull out withordinary use, but if the puttee were caught by anything the flaps mightbe opened out somewhat; in order to make this impossible the overlappingflaps may be laced as indicated, if they are provided with eyelets orwith hooks P such as are used on boots, and if a lace Q is passed aroundthe hooks, and tied in any suitable way, for instance by passing it fromthe bottom over the succeeding hooks upwardly and then back again to thebottom book. A single lace might also be used fastened for 111- stanceto the end C of the first strip, carried over the hooks on. thesucceeding strips, and then. carried fromthe hook on the last flap Maround the top of the leg, and tucked in with the tape 0, or otherwisefastened. In order to facilitate the putting on of the puttee, if nobutton is provided on the breeches the tape B may be used this tapebeing tied around the top of the calf of the leg before beginning to lapthe ends of the strips around the front of the leg. Both the tab N andtape It may be provided as shown so that either can be used as is mostcon venient.

In the case of puttees which are to be worn for riding, the part of theputtee which comes in contact with the horse or the saddle can be facedwith leather o'rother made up.

harcLwearing material if required.

The topmost strip L-M may be straight like the others, but it ispreferably shaped as shown so that its upper edge may lie approximatelvhorizontally, or straight around the leg whenv applied thereto. The endsof .the strips may be rectangular or their corners may be rounded asshown. It will be obvious however thatthe strips might be made of anyother desired shape, and they are not necessarily of equal width nor aretheir upper and lower edges necessarily parallel. Although a puttee withfive or six strips has been found convenient, yet it will be apparentthat a puttee could be made on the same principle with any desirednumber of strips secured together for, use in the manner hereinbeforedescribed.

The tapes 1B for use in holding the puttees in position while the endsof the strips are lapped over, may be colored differently for, the rightand for the left legs so as to facilitate distinguishing between theputsively to overlap one another along their edges, means securing saidstrips together in the middle parts thereof where they overlap, in sucha manner as to leave the ends of the strips free to be lapped around thesle successively in overlaovin )ositions strips each with its endoverlapped by the last is held closed around the leg.

3. A puttee consisting of'a number of strips of fievible materialarranged successively to overlap one another along their edges, meanssecuring said strips together in the middle parts thereof where theyoverlap, in such a manner as to leave the ends of the strips free to belapped around the leg successively in overlapping positions, a pluralityof hooks applied to the respective strips on their outer faces near tothe ends thereof, and means for lacing the strips together around thesaid hooks.

a. A puttee consisting of a number of strips of flexible materialarranged successively to overlap one another along their edges, meanssecuring said strips together in the middle parts thereof where theyoverlap, in such a manner as to leave the ends of the strips free to belapped around the leg successively in overlapping positions, -a tapeadapted to bind the uppermost overlapped strip around the leg, and meansfor lacing together the overlapped ends of the strips when applied tothe leg.

HENRY ROTTENBURG.

Copies of this patentmay be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, i Washington, D. G.

